Child Custody

Fort Lauderdale Child Custody Lawyers

Florida has recently undergone sweeping changes in their child custody and support laws. Even so, in awarding child custody, the court will consider several different factors. These include the financial situation of each parent, their education background, work history, relationship to a child, health and other factors. In general, custody is awarded according to what the court believes to be in the best interest of a child. How you position and present information, as well as how you respond to allegations made by your ex-spouse, can impact the outcome of a custody hearing. At the law office of The Law Office of Marc Shelowitz and Andrew Coffey, we work with psychologists, social workers, financial planners and other professionals in building our client's case for gaining custody of their children. With extensive family law experience, family mediation skills and a passion for helping clients work through difficult legal issues, the child custody attorneys at The Law Office of Marc Shelowitz and Andrew Coffey will work to protect your rights involving your family.

If you are considering divorce or are facing a custody dispute, contact the Florida child custody lawyers at The Law Office of Marc Shelowitz and Andrew Coffey today to schedule a free consultation.

Florida Child Custody Resolution

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Florida child custody laws outline factors to determine the best interests of the children. The experienced child custody lawyers at our firm help clients analyze the facts of their situation to remove some of the uncertainty and stress related to child custody disputes. The court focuses on keeping the best interests of the child to determine custody issues, such as:

• Parental responsibility: parental responsibility refers to the decision-making powers that a parent has over his or her child. Generally, a court will decide that is in the best interests of the child to award shared parental responsibility over major decisions, such as schooling, health care and religion.
• Time-sharing: perhaps the most important determination in any custody dispute is how much time each parent will spend with the child. Unless an agreement is reached between the parties, the court will use a set of factors to determine where it is in the child's best interests to live and time-sharing between the parents.
• Visitation: it is very important for a child to have a meaningful relationship with each parent. Therefore, unless it is against the child's best interests, such as in cases of abuse, neglect, substance abuse or incarceration, visitation (also known as parenting time) will generally be awarded to the parent not having primary custody of the child.

Comprehensive Child Custody and Family Law Representation

In addition to effectively resolving child custody disputes, attorney Marc Shelowitz is an advocate for clients' rights through family law concerns involving child support, parental relocation matters, child custody enforcement and other family law concerns.

To work with a compassionate child custody lawyer who will advocate for your rights and needs, contact the Florida child custody attorneys at the firm to schedule a free consultation.